Edition No. 94 · Thu 24 Sept 2026 · Story 1 of 40

The Source Behind The Ban

Status

The anonymous senior administration official whose quotes the White House cited as grounds for banning Politico was Vice President JD Vance.

Interest score

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How this is measured

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  • 1.50Interest score17 of 40 in this edition
  • 1.00NewslettersCount not recorded yet, so neutral
  • 1.50On this siteWhat it touches: places, clubs, leagues
  • 1.00MovementNew this week

Next in this edition

  1. 02 · VoxTrump is bracing to lose his latest fight with the press
  2. 03 · The Washington PostTrump tells judge media ban is necessary to protect national security
  3. 04 · The Washington PostTrump berates CNN's Kaitlan Collins after ban: 'You shouldn't be covering me'
  4. 05 · The New York TimesFox joins outlets boycotting White House press events
  5. 06 · The Washington PostAI leaders say U.S. and China need a deal. That probably won't happen.

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